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Larry Mayer 鈥� director of UNH鈥檚 , director of the , co-director of the UNH/NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center, professor of and 鈥� has yet another hat to wear: Presidential appointee. President Obama named Mayer to a four-year term on the , an independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress, the White House announced.听听听听听听听听

鈥淒r. Mayer's work has significantly advanced the field of oceanography, and it directly benefits society. For example, his maps of the seafloor in the high Arctic, north of Alaska, are essential contributions to our nation's efforts to establish the full extent of our continental shelf,鈥� said the Honorable Fran Ulmer, the presidentially designated chair of the USARC.

Mayer鈥檚 research expertise includes sonar imaging, remote characterization of the seafloor, and advanced applications of three-dimensional visualization to ocean mapping. He has been chief or co-chief scientist of numerous expeditions, including seven cruises on the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy听mapping unexplored regions of the Arctic seafloor in support of a potential U.S. submission for an extended continental shelf under the Law of the Sea Treaty. Mayer and other CCOM/JHC researchers will return to the Arctic for further extended continental shelf mapping late this summer.

鈥淚 am very honored to have been appointed to the commission,鈥� he said. 鈥淲ith growing recognition of the critical role that the Arctic plays in a myriad of global issues including national security, resources and climate, it is incumbent on us to assure that we conduct the best possible research in order to better understand this complex and fragile region.鈥�

鈥淭his is a great honor and opportunity for Larry,鈥� said Jan Nisbet, UNH senior vice provost for research. 鈥淎rctic research is especially important now, as the National Science Foundation, NOAA and others have identified the changing Arctic as a scientific priority.鈥�

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